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Artist- Visual Theater, Puppetry, Cutout and Storytelling.
I work at the intersection of visual art, theatre, science and storytelling, creating performances and images with paper, puppets, objects and the human body.


Performing Kafka's "The Vulture". Picture Storytelling
The Vulture (העיט), a 20-minute highly gestural storytelling performance with a sequence of changing images: papercuts illuminated from the back, created for Kafka’s short story Der Geier.


The Neuroscience and Performance of Co-Speech Gestures
Training workshop for actors, illustrators, storytellers and public speakers. Workshop in preparation, ready by mid 2027. Brain neurons. Drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934)


Work in Progress
After over 40 years as a professional puppeteer touring Israel and the world ( 16 countries, playing in 5 languages),I became increasingly interested in oral storytelling traditions in different cultures. With my background in Indonesian wayang I created a storytelling performance with papercuts for Kleist’s "The Earthquake in Chile" in 2016. Ever since, my work has increasingly moved in the direction of creating live, highly gestural storytelling where voice, body and text i


AMBULO Theater Company
A Jerusalem based company dedicated to Puppet Theater and Storytelling Performances, directed by Patricia O'Donovan


Dramaturgy for puppeteers and storytellers.
I can guide you from idea, text or image to show Private lessons or group workshops. In person or by zoom. Languages: Hebrew, English and Spanish. email:patod3@gmail.com ++972-52 7453802 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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